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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Svetlana Kuznetsova Monday became the first defending women's champion to lose a first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships.
The fifth-seeded Russian had 45 unforced errors while losing to countrywoman Ekaterina Bychkova, 6-3, 6-2. Bychkova was playing in her first career grand slam event.
Serena and Venus Williams were both straight-set winners. Serena beat Yung-Jan Chan of Taiwan, 6-1, 6-3 and sister Venus defeated Rika Fujiwara of Japan, 6-3, 6-1.
Kim Clijsters of Belgium, the runner-up in 2003, returned to the U.S. Open with an easy 6-1, 6-2 win over German qualifier Martina Muller. Clijsters missed the Open last year due to a left wrist injury.
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Michael Vick said he wasn't backing away from his daredevil style of quarterbacking despite criticism from Philadelphia Eagles fans and the media.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. pop icon Madonna debuted an updated version of her infamous cone bra as she kicked off her latest world tour in Israel.
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U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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